Coding All-in-One For Dummies

See all the things coding can accomplish

The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you’re ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire. Whether you need to learn how coding works to build a web page or an application or see how coding drives the data revolution, this resource introduces the languages and processes you’ll need to know.

Peek inside to quickly learn the basics of simple web languages, then move on to start thinking like a professional coder and using languages that power big applications. Take a look inside for the steps to get started with updating a website, creating the next great mobile app, or exploring the world of data science. Whether you’re looking for a complete beginner’s guide or a trusted resource for when you encounter problems with coding, there’s something for you!

• Create code for the web
• Get the tools to create a mobile app
• Discover languages that power data science
• See the future of coding with machine learning tools

With the demand for skilled coders at an all-time high, Coding All-in-One For Dummies is here to propel coding newbies to the ranks of professional programmers.

Table of Contents

Book 1: Getting Started with Coding
Chapter 1: What Is Coding?
Chapter 2: Programming for the Web
Chapter 3: Becoming a Programmer

Book 2: Career Building with Coding
Chapter 1: Exploring Coding Career Paths
Chapter 2: Exploring Undergraduate and Graduate Degrees
Chapter 3: Training on the Job
Chapter 4: Coding Career Myths

Book 3: Basic Web Coding
Chapter 1: Exploring Basic HTML
Chapter 2: Getting More Out of HTML
Chapter 3: Getting Stylish with CSS
Chapter 4: Next Steps with CSS
Chapter 5: Building Floating Page Layouts
Chapter 6: Using Alternative Positioning

Book 4: Advanced Web Coding
Chapter 1: Working Faster with Twitter Bootstrap
Chapter 2: Adding in JavaScript
Chapter 3: Understanding Callbacks and Closures
Chapter 4: Embracing AJAX and JSON
Chapter 5: jQuery

Book 5: Creating Web Applications
Chapter 1: Building Your Own App
Chapter 2: Researching Your First Web Application
Chapter 3: Coding and Debugging Your First Web Application

Book 6: Selecting Data Analysis Tools
Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Head around Python
Chapter 2: Installing a Python Distribution
Chapter 3: Working with Real Data

Book 7: Evaluating Data
Chapter 1: Conditioning Your Data
Chapter 2: Shaping Data
Chapter 3: Getting a Crash Course in MatPlotLib
Chapter 4: Visualizing the Data
Chapter 5: Exploring Data Analysis
Chapter 6: Exploring Four Simple and Effective Algorithms

Book 8: Essentials of Machine Learning
Chapter 1: Introducing How Machines Learn
Chapter 2: Demystifying the Math behind Machine Learning
Chapter 3: Descending the Right Curve
Chapter 4: Validating Machine Learning

Book 9: Applying Machine Learning
Chapter 1: Starting with Simple Learners
Chapter 2: Leveraging Similarity
Chapter 3: Hitting Complexity with Neural Networks
Chapter 4: Resorting to Ensembles of Learners
Chapter 5: Real-World Applications